The Grove School -- Creative Writing

RvB stands for Red vs. Blue. Red vs. Blue is a web series that is made using Halo, and it takes place in Blood Gulch in the first series, The Blood Gulch Chronicles, then moves around for the next series, Reconstruction. The characters include as follows: Blue team: Church; Tucker; Caboose; Tex; and Sister, who comes later in the series. Red team: Sarge; Simmons; Grif; Donut; and Lopez, who is a Spanish-speaking robot. There are other characters in the series who are not affiliated with either team: Agent Washington; O'malley, who is an evil AI that inhabits other soldiers' armor; Wyoming; the Meta; Vic; Doc; and a bunch of random zealots/soldiers that are used throughout the series. The two teams rarely do any fighting, and when they do, no one really dies. Church dies, but he comes back as a ghost and ?haunts? a robot body.

"Bow chicka bow wow"

Tucker said that to Sister

And then Sister laughed.

Now firing emp.

"You gotta be kidding me."

Then Washington dies.

Agent Washington

Biggest d*** on the planet.

But he died, so yay.

Sheila is a tank.

How come there are six pedals

but four directions?

To save this message

as urgent, press eleven.

There's no eleven!!

It's like a big cat.

What, you mean like a puma?

Yea, man, there you go.

Is it a spider?

No, it's a blue pulsing thing.

Like a blue spider?

I hate new rookies.

Caboose is an idiot.

He gave up the flag.

Sidewinder is cold.

Very, very, f***ing cold.

Why were we put there?

I love RvB

Rooster Teeth is amazing

They make RvB.

Blue Bananas 

Blue Bananas 

    Bouncing all around

Blue Bananas 

Blue Bananas

    Jumping up and down

Crew Bananas

    In

Blue Bandanas

    Bumping all through town

Crew Bananas

Threw Bananas

    On the holy ground

        
    (By: Douglas Phillips)
    

     Barack Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan is moving forward because as he says his plan will provide "not only jobs in the short-term but spurs economic growth and competitiveness in the long-term.". The plan focuses on providing assistance to low- and middle-income Americans, strengthening the nation's infrastructure, and investing in states that are struggling with falling revenues, with the goal of creating or at least preserving 3 million jobs this year. Obama officials announced that they would like congress to direct forty percent of the stimulus bill towards tax breaks at businesses and middle-class workers. The new economic plan includes a level of transparency, oversight and accountability of which we have not seen since before the Bush administration.

      The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan contains absolutely no earmarks or pet projects to ensure the American public does not perceive these as chosen for political reasons rather than merit. Another precaution Obama has taken is to add whistle blower protections, which means they report waste or abuse of the investment. Obama's new plan is not new public works it is an investment, investments in to build classrooms, laboratories, and libraries for the children of America. Investments to help reduce of U.S dependency on foreign oil by creating new renewable energy initiatives. Investments to put millions of Americans back to work rebuilding our roads, bridges, public transit systems, and to help modernize our failing healthcare system.

      Obama's plan also talks about making college more affordable for the average American."Our economy could fall one trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into a lose of twelve thousand dollars in income for a family of four," Obama says " And we could lose a generation of potential, as more young Americans are forced to forgo college dreams or the chance to train for jobs of the future". Obama finished by saying "In short, if we do not act boldly and swiftly, a bad situation could become dramatically worse". The House Republican leader, senator John A. Boehner from Ohio responded to Obama's plan by saying "Unfortunately, the trillion-dollar spending plan authored by congressional Democrats is chock full of government programs and projects, most of which won't provide immediate relief to our ailing economy". Boehner criticized some spending proposals in the economic plan, including six billion for colleges and universities, many of which have large endowments, and fifty million for the National Endowments for the Arts.

      Chris Van Hollen a Democrat from Maryland, said Obama's plan, will help accomplish two goals: "to have an immediate boost to the economy, and the second is to make investments that will ensure greater competitiveness in the twenty-first century". Other portions of the plan aimed towards the working-class into a program called COBRA, which is a healthcare program that insures newly unemployed workers. The expansion is estimated to guarantee coverage for nearly nine million Americans. In the area's of education, the plan calls for the renovations of ten thousand schools and funding for the shortfall in Pell grants, which would increase college afford ability to seven million students. The plan also includes providing access to quality pre-kindergarten programs to an additional three hundred and fifty thousand children.

      Although many people would like to misconstrue what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan actually entails they can not take away from the fact that Barack Obama is trying to make an America that our forefathers would be proud of. At a time like this as Americans we must ignore what affiliations we have and remember that all Americans need to work together to help to achieve a more efficient and civilized society. As a people we must realize that democrat and republican alike now is not the time to divide our nation into a variety of labels and remember we are in this together whether you are willing to accept that fact or not.

You are here at my house,
you come in and eat my food,
you waste my time,
you tell stories i do not want to hear,
You ask too many questions,
oh how i despiuse myself for not being blunt,
for not be ridding myself of your presence at the door,
my anger has been supressed,
i hide my discord with a smile,
my rage with polite gestures,
i lie and tell you it is okay,
i tell you to make yourself at home,
i offer you my chair,
i let you drink all of my tea,
it was a present from my wife,
you run my patience thin,
i have given you all you've asked yet you still will not leave,
finally i have had enough,
my neverending patience has ceased,
i let loose and shout,
i demand you leave,
now your eyes swell and you ask,
"don't you remember me?"
i am dumbstruck,
of all of this time i spent playing host,
i have not once asked your name,
forgive me,
i have forgotten an oath from long ago,
"come back" i say,
i have promised you shelter,
am i a hypocrite for my actions?
for changing my countenance upon one simple discovery?

The wind blows through the trees,

I can hear the sound of nature becoming alive as if for the first time.

The flowers in bloom,

the smell of orange blossoms in the air;

the day could not be any more perfect.

I walk though the green grass as I get cold dew on my feet.

The feeling of roaming free is greater then any feeling I can explain.

Not a care in the world,

just day dreaming off into a land I wish was real,

a land that doesn't seem so far away,

a land that is all mine.

I wait in anticipation for that day when I could live free,

free as a bird and just fly away whenever I please.

Just to fly so high into the sky until I can't breathe.

That day will come soon for me,

sooner then I think,

and when it does, I will fight,

fight to be free.

when that day comes I will see something not many people see,

I will see the whales and walruses.

Haikus by Kelsea hamilton

Summers Sun

The sun is shining

It is a gorgeous morning 

Summer time is here 

Time Is Ticking 

The clock is ticking 

I am running out of time 

Better finish fast

The Color Green

Everything is green

The trees the leaves the ivy 

Green is life’s color

Night Cat

Yellow glowing eyes

A fuzzy little body 

A cat in the night

Gorgeous Trees

The taller it grows

The more beautiful it gets

Big trees are gorgeous 

  Fall Out Boy is one of the best bands that I have ever heard. There are four members to the band: Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley. Pete Wentz is currently involved with Ashlee Simpson. I think they bring many different genres of music into their albums. Some of their music can be rock and loud and some can be jazzy and fun. Over the years they have had many albums, from their first album (Evening Out With Your Girlfriend in 2002), to their latest (Folie á Deux in 2008.) They have had six albums and numerous singles and many deluxe versions.
    I think they are different form other bands because they involve everything in the world in their music. For example, this song is about politics; ?When I look at the man who would be king, the man who would be kind goes to the desert to sing war his dad rehearsed, came back with flags on coffins and said ?We won oh we won.? Or to tell a friend "Hey Chris you our only friend. And I know this is belated, we love you back." from the song Grenade Jumper.
    Fall Out Boy has made a big impact on the arts world. They started as just some guys and became a national band.